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Session IPA (X)

Wanted to make a drinkable session IPA. Something with lots of hops but not much alcohol.


Brewed 5.0 gallons on 2014-06-08

Preboil gravity: 1.035

Original gravity: 1.039

Final gravity: 1.007

ABV: 4.2%

Apparent Attenuation: 82.1%


Link about this beverage The Mad Fermentationist (for original recipe)

Process notes

2014-06-10
Good fermentation going at 7:00pm. Kept ~65° throughout fermentation.
2014-06-22
Racked to secondary and dry hopped. S.G. is 1.007. Beer is a very clear, pale yellow color. Grapefruit, not a lot of bitterness, which is good since there's a lot of malt character. A bit of vegetal character, but not bad. Bitter, grapefruit finish.
2014-06-29
Kegged. Well flocculated, clear beer. Sharp bitterness, similar to the Heady Topper clone. So, maybe it's not the yeast(?) because I'm getting that nutty(?) flavor from the bitterness.

Boil for 60 minutes

At 15 minutes
0.75 ounces of 14% Alpha Acid Simcoe pellets
At 15 minutes
0.5 ounces of 15.6% Alpha Acid Columbus pellets
At 15 minutes
0.5 teaspoons of Fermaid K
At 15 minutes
At 10 minutes
0.5 ounces of 8.2% Alpha Acid Amarillo pellets
At 5 minutes
0.75 ounces of 14% Alpha Acid Simcoe pellets
At 0 minutes
1.5 ounces of 8.2% Alpha Acid Amarillo pellets
At 0 minutes
1.5 ounces of 14% Alpha Acid Simcoe pellets
At 0 minutes
1.5 ounces of 15.6% Alpha Acid Columbus pellets

Mash

[82.35%] 7 pounds of German Vienna (Weyermann)

[11.76%] 1 pound of 2-Row (GreatWesternMalting)

[5.88%] 8 ounces of Caravienne (DingemansMalting)

Single infusion mash. Mashed with 3.25 gallons (1.53 quarts per pound) of tap water for 50 minutes. 8lb 8oz of grain was used in the mash.

Strike water temp: (0.2/1.53) * (153 - 76) + 153 = 163.1

1.50g gypsum added to water

Sparge

Sparged for 30 minutes with 4 gallons of 170° tap water. (Wort aroma is pleasant, hoppy citrus, a bit of the harsh bitterness on the finish.)

Yeast

2014-06-08

Dry additions

2014-06-22
1 ounce of 15.6% Alpha Acid Columbus pellets.
2014-06-22
1 ounce of 8.2% Alpha Acid Amarillo pellets.
2014-06-22
1 ounce of 14% Alpha Acid Simcoe pellets.

Tasting notes (7.00/10; 2 ratings)

2014-07-11
[7/10] Melon aroma, chill haze, harsh bitterness is gone. Easy drinking, really enjoying this beer, would definitely do this again. Need to be more careful siphoning to keg, though, since I picked up too much hop matter and clogged the siphon.
2014-09-02
[7/10] This has been a good beer, but the brightness and freshness of the hops has faded.

Beer competition results

Placed 2nd in Sudzers Session Competition: Hop Forward Beers.